Category Archives: London Assembly

O’Connell’s 2020 vision is to stand down from City Hall role

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest decision by a Tory politician to jump before they get pushed by the electorate Steve O’Connell, the third-rate local politician with the first-rate public allowances income, has decided not to stand for re-election to … Continue reading →

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Trams caught speeding 128 times since Sandilands crash

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

There were 128 speeding incidents recorded on the tram network little more than six months after the Sandilands derailment last November, according to official figures from City Hall. Seven people were killed and 58 injured when a tram, going faster … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Assembly Member tells Mayor to bin TfL’s Fiveways scheme

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

A London Assembly Member has called on Mayor Sadiq Khan to get Transport for London to go back to the drawing board with its latest proposals for the Fiveways junction on the Purley Way and “come back with a set … Continue reading →

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Newman attacks O’Connell over his Tory cuts to police

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

Monday night’s council cabinet meeting was the last before the summer break, and it produced a much-needed outbreak of political passion and rhetoric. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE trawled through the webcast so that you don’t have to Tony Newman, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

London’s borough leaders make call for more police funding

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, has joined with the mayors and leaders of 19 other London boroughs to call on the Government to halt the damaging cuts to spending on the Metropolitan Police. Under Tory Boris Johnson as … Continue reading →

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Safety handles on speeding trams have failed, BBC reports

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

An investigation by the BBC suggests that the driver’s safety control on the south London tram network often fails to operate, providing a possible explanation for last November’s crash at Sandilands in which seven passengers died. The safety control, which … Continue reading →

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Five people charged after brutal attack on teenaged refugee

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

Police investigating the brutal assault on a teenaged refugee in Croydon on Friday night have charged five people in connection with the attack, which has left the asylum seeker in hospital with serious injuries to his head. The group will … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Shirley, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments